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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 2 · Belief
Sahih

مِنَ الإِيمَانِ أَنْ يُحِبَّ لأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ

It is part of faith to love for one's brother what one loves for oneself

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. وَعَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ،

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “None of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Keiner von euch ist gläubig, bis er für seinen Bruder liebt, was er für sich selbst liebt.“

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Sizden biriniz, kendisi için sevdiğini kardeşi için de sevmedikçe iman etmiş olmaz.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAnas bin Malik† 93 AH · BasraQatada† 117 AH · Basraal-Husain bin Dhakwan al-Mua…† 145 AH · BasraShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh…† 198 AH · BasraMasdad bin Masrhad† 228 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
  • Second chain (taḥwīl)
Chain as a list

Main chain

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسٍ

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Qatadaقَتَادَةَ

    d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  4. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةَ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  5. d. 198 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. Masdad bin Masrhadمُسَدَّدٌ

    d. 228 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler

Second chain (taḥwīl)

The compiler switches to a second route of narration within the isnad (sign ح).

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسٍ

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Qatadaقَتَادَةُ

    d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  4. al-Husain bin Dhakwan al-Mua'lamحُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ

    d. 145 AH · Follower Tabi' 6th generation

  5. d. 198 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. Masdad bin Masrhadمُسَدَّدٌ

    d. 228 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler